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consequential

[kon-si-kwen-shuhl] / ˌkɒn sɪˈkwɛn ʃəl /


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It would also be consequential for California's huge Persian community, including Ramin Nayebzadeh, who attended Monday's training with his nine-year-old son Arta.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Late last month, Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg called AI “the most consequential technology of our lifetimes” in a memo citing its decision to lay off thousands of employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

He has written his views into law in cases as consequential as the massive Second Amendment expansion in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Over and over again the prime minister's most consequential judgement in office circles back into ministers' airspace – and today it will do with gusto.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

One of the last and most consequential acts of the Congress was to pass the Northwest Ordinance in July of 1787.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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